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Street Fashion: Long Beach’s Belmont Shore

By Colin Young-Wolff "This top is from Urban Outfitters, and I like how it fits," says Julie Stevenson, left, 20, who is visiting from the Bay Area's Marin County and likes to dress "hobo chic." "I don't like these shorts," says Derrick Kozaites, 21, of Long Beach. "They're too long for me. ... I'm usually pretty conservative, but [Julie's] bringing some stuff out." MORE FASHION SCENES: Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk Sunset Junction Westfield Century City shopping mall Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade Santee Alley Old Pasadena Los Angeles' Third Street neighborhood Abbot Kinney, Venice Melrose Trading Post

By Colin Young-Wolff

“This top is from Urban Outfitters, and I like how it fits,” says Julie Stevenson, left, 20, who is visiting from the Bay Area’s Marin County and likes to dress “hobo chic.”

“I don’t like these shorts,” says Derrick Kozaites, 21, of Long Beach. “They’re too long for me. ... I’m usually pretty conservative, but [Julie’s] bringing some stuff out.”

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Sept. 16, 2014 7:24 PM PT

Street Fashion: Belmont Shore

“I always wear ceramic jewelry inspired by animals,” says Chelsea Knights, 19, of Long Beach, who made the necklace and earrings she’s wearing. “I wear a lot of vintage mostly. I always wear heels because I want to be taller. I love all colors, so bright colors and black combinations are good too.”

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Belmont Shore resident Cheech -- who declined to give his last name -- says his look is a “combination old hippie wiseguy 2010. Not bad for 53, huh, brother?”

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Street Fashion: Belmont Shore

“I don’t really believe in fashion rules,” says Katy Pole of Seal Beach, who is accessorizing with Marc Jacobs glasses and Guess earrings. “Wear what you want and what makes you happy, and it will never go out of style. Today I’m dressed for the mayor’s office.”

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Street Fashion: Belmont Shore

Eclectic, casually styled Sidney Cramer, left, 42, of Long Beach, wears a Penguin hat and jacket and Hugo Boss shoes.

Jemie Saekoo, 28, of Long Beach, is brought to you by Nordstrom. The design aesthetic? “Just modern, simple.”

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The wardrobe of Casey Serra, 20, of Laguna Beach, is “all secondhand” and is a mix of ‘60s and ‘90s together.”

“I would describe my style as street-oriented shabby gentility,” says Justin D’Angona, right, of Massachusetts. “It’s important for me to have my tongue on the pulse of youth culture.”

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Street Fashion: Belmont Shore

“I try to match the color of the hat and the bag and the shoes, with the belt as the difference,” says 20-year-old Yukio Takahashi, who is originally from Japan but lives in Long Beach. His style as a whole? “Not too young. Try to be an adult.”

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Street Fashion: Belmont Shore

“I like leggings and beanies and pea coats,” says Kelly Kissinger, 19, of Long Beach, who describes her style as “sexy, cute, comfortable and unique.” She’s holding Bella, a Basenji-Dingo mix.

John Ramirez, 21, of Long Beach, says his look is “comfortable and simple but still classy.”

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“I love floral prints,” says Long Beach’s Naazak Taghipour. “Anything that’s comfortable but cute. Fashion is temporary, style is forever.”

[FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of the photo credit incorrectly spelled Naazak Taghipour’s last name as Paghicour.]

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Street Fashion: Belmont Shore

Katie Shay, left, 20, who hails from San Francisco, says her style is “very California, beachy, comfortable, simple but classy.”

Cal State Long Beach student Andrea Mabbon, 20, says hers is “fun, basically whatever. I like to dress up at night a lot.”

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Street Fashion: Belmont Shore

Morgan Slade, 23, of Long Beach, says her look is usually “an indie version of what feels good at the moment, Afro-punk and counterculture. But I look pretty mainstream right now.” She’s wearing American Apparel and Michael Kors and carrying a Fendi bag.

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“My bike is a black beach cruiser with dolphins,” says Ariel Borje, 17, of Long Beach. “I’m in a weird Bohemian-esque shirt and a bikini top and a sweater because I’m cold.”

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Twelve-year-old Adrian Turner of Long Beach likes to wear “my pants skinny, my shirts wild.”

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Urban rocker Joseph Hayes, 38, of downtown Los Angeles, wears his usual urban-rocker garb today.

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“I [usually] go for neutral but on a sunny day will go for a bright poppy color,” says Michelle Gann, 24, of Long Beach, who is wearing lace tights and a black miniskirt.

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“I always wear tights and belts,” says Shawna Miller, 22, of Long Beach. “I like to accent something in my outfit with the shoes.”

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Paulina Cline, 19, of Yorba Linda, says her look is “anything eclectic and comfortable.” Her bag is Louis Vuitton.

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Ben Abad, 21, from Yorba Linda, likes to look urban by wearing “contrasting colors, skinny jeans and cardigans.”

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“I try to always keep one unique piece of clothing on me,” says Adam Sweet, left, 25, of Long Beach. He’s wearing an American Apparel V-neck and a Diesel track jacket.

“I recently moved to San Diego,” says Bobby Zeck, 30. “So my style right now is surfer commercial cute, and I always have a hoodie on.”

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